Title :
Photonic architecture for beam forming of RF phased array antenna
Author :
Akiba, Shigeyuki ; Oishi, Masayuki ; Nishikawa, Yoshihiro ; Minoguchi, Kyo ; Hirokawa, Jiro ; Ando, Makoto
Author_Institution :
KDDI R&D Labs. Inc., Fujimino, Japan
Abstract :
System architecture utilizing photonic technology for beam forming of RF phased array antenna is studied. RSOA solution for uplink signal transmission and multi-core fiber approach for two dimensional phased array antenna are demonstrated.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; optical fibre communication; RF phased array antenna; RSOA solution; beam forming; multicore fiber approach; photonic architecture; photonic technology; system architecture; two dimensional phased array antenna; uplink signal transmission; Arrays; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Phased arrays; Radio frequency; Uplink;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.W2A.51
